NEW DELHI, Dec 17 - Former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi was today sent to judicial custody till December 30 after CBI said he was not required for further custodial interrogation in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam.
Special CBI judge Arvind Kumar also sent Tyagi�s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and lawyer Gautam Khaitan, co-accused in the case related to procurement of 12 VVIP choppers from the UK-based firm during the UPA-2 government, to jail after the probe agency did not seek their further custody.
After the agency�s submission, all the three accused moved their bail applications, which will be heard on December 21 as the CBI sought time to reply to the applications.
The court had on December 14 extended the CBI remand of Tyagi and the two others by three days after CBI had said it was a �very serious� case requiring interrogation to unearth larger conspiracy as �interest of the nation was compromised.� �PTI